David had been prepping and studying survival for years and had watched the debates in the survivalist and prepper forums speculate on what was needed in a bug out bag without too much interjection and greatly waning interest mostly because by now it seemed he had pretty much seen it, done it, been there many times over..
The majority of the discussions in the prepper forums and blogs centered on packing far too much gear for everything imaginable except for what people would actually be facing in those circumstances. The thousands of lists of items to put in your bug out bag, get home bag, long term survival packs etc. were usually predicated upon unrealistic scenarios and expectations.
Countless hours are spent every day by people with good intentions to disseminate preparedness inform
